uxoricide

noun

Definition of uxoricidenext
as in parricide

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uxoricide
  1. parricide
  2. matricide
  3. patricide
  4. regicide
  5. fratricide
  6. filicide
  7. murder
  8. homicide
Noun
  • But instead of employing a ball gown, glass slippers, and a grand carriage made from a pumpkin, the renegade maid comes to her damsel in distress armed with a different kind of escape plan—one involving an axe and a double parricide.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The Avici hell is the lowest and most terrible level of the eight hot hells of Buddhism, where those who’ve committed serious crimes (like parricide) must face constant suffering.
    — Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Definition of parricide
Noun
  • In the case of Tom Brandis, played by the singular Mark Ruffalo, a tragedy (matricide) has devastated his family unit.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 2 June 2026
  • At the center of the installation is the myth of Orestes, which hinges on the justification of matricide.
    — Eana Kim, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of matricide
Noun
  • This may be the highest profile local example of fiduciary law since the Menendez brothers’ trials three decades ago, when their family estate spent nearly $2 million to unsuccessfully defend them in the patricide of their parents.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Bass in June 2024 saw the patricide plan to it to its end, reducing his father, Gene Bass, to a crumple outside a neighbor’s house in the orderly subdivision where Xavier grew up near North Crowley High School.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of patricide
Noun
  • They were rewarded for their regicide when Thatcher’s successor, John Major, unexpectedly won the following election in 1992.
    — Ian King, CNBC, 24 June 2026
  • Unlike the Conservative Party, however, Labour does not have a history of regicide; the party has never mounted an official challenge against a sitting prime minister.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 11 May 2026
Definition of regicide
Noun
  • But Iran did little to stop the fratricide.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
  • But what is absolutely clear to me right now is that this Israeli government is committing suicide, homicide and fratricide.
    — Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of fratricide
Noun
  • Clancy’s case could be classified as filicide — a parent killing their own children — or a triple homicide.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Each year in the United States there are nearly 500 arrests for filicide – which is the legal term for when parents kill their children – according to an analysis of FBI data by Forensic Science International.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of filicide
Noun
  • Days before the mistrial, prosecutors dismissed first-degree murder charges against the two men after jurors deadlocked a first time.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Armour invoked the murder of Emmett Till while connecting the controversy to America’s history of White women portraying Black people as threats.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of murder
Noun
  • South Africa recorded 5,427 homicides from April to July, according to the country's official crime statistics.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Alyvia Cromwell, Cromwell’s sister, started a GoFundMe online fundraiser to gather donations to help the family pay for funeral costs and support the homicide victim’s 8-year-old son.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of homicide
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“Uxoricide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uxoricide. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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